Martin's Great Christmas Sale Tops Seasonal Handkerchiefs and Dolls
Martin's storefront features a broad Christmas sale with handkerchiefs in white lace edge Austrian linen and Irish linen varieties at 14c to 50c, free gift boxes with 50c purchases, Parker Art Novelties, dolls from the Kestner line, and a selection of calendars, boxes, books, furs, and waists. The items emphasize value, variety, and early selection.
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Parker
Peoria
Dol
Kestner
Martin
Wintery snap hits Sparland and area
A cold spell lingers as residents report sickness and daily routines. Names include Mrs. Jesse Reinbeck, Miss Essie Hoadley, Mrs. Hoadley and daughters, and many in-town moves. Miners rested last week while Oscar Newell relocates to Kingston. local social and church events unfold with visits to Peoria and Camp Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Reinbeck
Essie Hoadley
Toulon
The
Republican
R. McLaughlin
Bert
Hendrick Davis
H. Olson
Ruby
East Peoria
East Peoria Wednesday To Visit Relatives. Mrs. Hoadley
Sssie
Ellen
Henry
Viletta Murdock
Camp Grove
Oscar Newell
Kingston
Charles Lake
Wilbur Pettett
Lacon
Local News Highlights From Delavan And Area
Ernest Kline plans to bring cousin Miss Fertha Newman home for part of winter. Epworth League hosts a social at M.E. church Friday night. Mills Walker reports Texas work keeps him busy for a spell. New boiler installed at the shaft. Mr. and Mrs. Gaper home in a new house. A baby girl born to Mr. and Mrs. Curt Tanquary. Household sale of Evelyn Hoskins estate set for Saturday December 5. Baptist Sunday school to stage a Christmas cantata. Mystic Workers lodge officers elected next Friday. Box social at Bethel schoolhouse Friday evening December 4. Thanksgiving dinners shared by many families. Death of NathanFrancis Holton at 46, funeral held at Pleasant Valley. Regular local happenings include visits to Peoria, Springfield area sales, and community updates.
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Flora Trompeter
Peoria
Beitz
John ‘Parsons
Will Kinney
Marie
Stella O'Leary
Nellie Gibbons
Gladys
Wm, O'Leary
Baptist Church
Landers
Aurora
Curtis
John Ray
Starbuck Coal Works
Ernest Kline
Delavan
Fertha Newman
Epworth League
M. EB
Mills Walker
Texas
Aitchison
Baptist Sunday School
Christie
Mystic Workers’ Lodge
Bethel School House
Vannie Nightwonger
Charley Marwell
Chicago Heights
Fred Gehr
Mabel
Elsie
Gehr
Timmons
Annie Evans
Frank Johnson
Henry
Vincent
Zelia Fowler
Wallace Hoadley
George Franks
Russell
Fred Seibolt
Dr. Royce
Nelly Anderson
James West
Miss Fisher
Roseville
Ivan Webber
Carl Doyle
Castleton
Ellsworth
John Winne
Harry Hall
Nathan Francis Holton
Odd Fellows
Pleasant Valley
Dan
Andy Owens
Eddie Cain
Andy
Eddie
Noisy wanderers drift from river to depot and back
The narrative follows two boys who roam from the river to the bluff without feed or water then get lost near the courthouse while seeking a way to the depot. Eddie suggests asking a tall man in a blue suit to put them on a car. Dan learns their train has left and they ride to Wyoming then walk to Camp Grove. They recall a pleasant excursion and note a patent pending on a noiseless baby carriage. Henry King’s sale is postponed from late last month to December 9. J E Fites and H Dalrymple plan a joint sale December 8.
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Court House
Eddie
Dan
Camp Grove
Wyoming
Henry King
J. E. Fites
H. Dalrymple
High Prairie Social Notes Mention Local Visits
High Prairie last week saw Enid Carroll return from Chicago where she visited friends. A party was hosted at Mrs I S Williams home on Saturday evening. A L Kildon and daughter Euel came home from Springfield after attending the Beekeepers association. Harry and Nellie Johnson spent Sunday afternoon with James Wherry.
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Enid Carroll
Chicago
I. S. Williams
A. L. Kildon
Euel
Springfield
Beekeepers’ Association
Harry
Nellie Johnson
James Wherry
Local Social Notes from Milo and Vicinity
Mrs Malinda Shriver visits Milo friends this week. Mrs Henry Smith and Mrs Frank Liggard shopped Saturday. David Wright shipped a carload of hogs and cattle to Chicago Tuesday. John Reid and family and Mr and Mrs Adam Henkins dined with Paul Schammel family. Alonzo McClane traveled to South Dakota Monday to inspect land. Mr and Mrs Frank Liggard hosted Thanksgiving night. Mrs Alice Jenkins and Mrs Belle Akins joined Mrs Emma Johnson at St Francis hospital Patria. Eddie Caywood of Broken Bow Nebraska visits relatives.
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Milo
Malinda Shriver
Henry Smith
Frank Liggard
Henry
David Wright
Chicago
John Reid
Adam Henkins
Paul Schammel
Alonzo McClane
South Dakota
Alice Jenkins
Belle Akins
Emma Johnson
St. Francis Hospital
Patria
Eddie Caywood
Broken Bow
Neb
Chamberlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
A. J. Irongomer advertises Chamberlain’s remedy as a perfectly reliable medicine for bowel complaints. It claims never to fail even in severe cases and notes it is for sale by A. J. Irongomer.
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Chamberlain
A. J. Ironmonger
Local Social News from South Milo and Nearby Areas
South Milo reports visitors and gatherings including Mr and Mrs Sherman Buard at William Bentley s home and Thanksgiving entertaining by Mr and Mrs George Barker. Iris Robinson travels to Indiana for winter with home folks. Miss May Colehower visits Iowa. Dorcas society plans all day meeting and bazaar at Mrs William Bentley s home. Oysters enjoyed by I O O F families of Whitefield. Various students prepare year end programs as winter term begins December 7.
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South Milo
Sherman Buard
William Bentley
Ira Robinson
Indiana
Miss Hattle
Ethel Reid
George Barker
Charlie Austin
Peoria
Dorcas Society of the Christian Church
Willliam Bentley
Maria Pettigrew
Goldie Stevens
May Colehower
Iowa
Whitefield
Adam Henkins
John Reid
Paul Schammel
Dean's Kidney Pills Promote Quick Relief Claim
Norton Brown of Henry Illinois reports relief from back pain and cloudy urine after using Doan's Kidney Pills. He states one box removed pain, kidney secretions cleared, and no return of trouble. Sold by all dealers, 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole US agents. Remember the name Dean's.
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Henry
Dean
Bright
Doan
Norton Brown
Henry, Il
J. W. Niece
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Local Deaths And Notices From Lacon And Surroundings
Obituary notices from Lacon and Toluca include Anna Meinke 35 dying in Chicago after an operation, and Joe Jones 87 passing, with details of his son William. Gas from a coal stove nearly killed two Lacon women, doctor revives them. Minor liquor charge results in $20 fine for Nicholas Smith. Toluca marks the 50th wedding anniversary of George and Mrs Rithmiler, with a postcard tribute due to his paralytic stroke. Santa Fe tank workers move on to Topeka. Many medical updates, fever quarantines, and local letters recount nurse and patient notes, plus several travel plans and two accidents. Advertisements and notices include Foley's Kidney Remedy and Dr. Harvey sending a patient to St. Joseph's.
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LACON
Anna Meinke
Chicago
Joe Jones
Wm. Jones
McGrath
Nicholas Smith
Gregg
Toluca
George Rithmiler
Belle Plain
Rithmiller
Santa Fe
Topeka
Kas
H. J. Wink
Ottawa
Harvey
Wenona
St.Joseph's Hospital
Probate Court Proceedings and Marriage Licenses Summary
Probate of will for James Shields with letters of administration granted to Sota Edward Mathis bond of Charles Spellman. Proof of adjustment term for Loretta Kear deceased. Petition to probe will. Hearing set for December 21. Marriage licenses issued to Joseph Owen 27 and Mary Tom Insek 22 of Wenona. Francis J. McGhiey 22 and Margaret Daugherty 21 of Toluca.
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James Shields
Sota Edward Mathis
Charles Spellman
Loretta Kear
Joseph Owen
Mary Tom- Insek
Wenona
Francis J. McGhiey
Margaret Daugherty
Toluca
Local Notes From Lawn Ridge and Nearby Areas
Mary Slater of Fairview, a trained nurse, spent a few days at C. W. Perkins. Mrs. and Miss Robinson of Blue Ridge and Mr. L. J. Wilson with daughter Alma dined with Mr. and Mrs. George Sims. L. A. Chapin visited Friday with Mrs. P. C. Burdick. Eva Winkler returned from Cuba after accompanying Mrs. C. M. Wilmot. Calvin Stillman died at his sister’s Edelstein home, age 58, after long illness with cancer. buried in Lawn Ridge Cemetery with I. O. F. rites. C. E. Stowell hosted Miss Rubyson of Peoria. Daisy Stowell at home with Clara Cornell, studying domestic science at Bradley Polytechnic.
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Mary Slater
Fairview
C. W. Perkins
Calvin Stillman
Alvin Hawley
Edelstein
Lawn Ridge
Lawn Ridge Cemetery
Lodge
C. E. Stowell
Rubyson
Peoria
Daisy Stowell
Clara Cornell
Bradley Polytechnic
Speer family notes and community events in Maple Park
Al Shane and James Speer show health gains while Roy Shane travels to Iowa to oversee the farm. Calvin Stillman funeral attendance from Speer relatives at Lawn Ridge. Mrs Martha Hinman allocates a cemetery monument at Blue Ridge. Roll Shane visits home. Mellow of Lacon did the work. Ladies' association bazaar scheduled Thursday December 8 with supper at 5 and numerous aprons and items for sale.
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Calvin Stillman
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